Kirin
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Japanese Name | |
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Hepburn Romaji | Kirin |
Kanji | 麒麟 |
Korean Name | |
Hangul | 기린 |
Hanja | 麒麟 |
Revised Romanization | Girin |
McCune-Reischauer | Kirin |
Kirin may refer to:
- Kirin, the Japanese and Korean word for the Qilin, a mythical beast in Chinese culture and now the word for giraffe
- Kirin Brewery Company, Ltd., a Japanese brewing company
- Kirin Cup, a football tournament sponsored by the brewery
- a playing piece in Chu shogi and other shogi variants
Kirin may also refer to:
- Kirin, an older spelling of Jilin, a place in China
- Kirin Tor, a fictional ruling body in the computer game Warcraft
- Tenjisei Kazu/KirinRanger, of Gosei Sentai Dairanger
- Kirin, a god fought in the computer game Final Fantasy XI Online
- Kirin, a protagonist in the Gameworld Trilogy by Samit Basu
- Kirin, a Summon in the video game Golden Sun and its sequel Golden Sun: The Lost Age
- Kirin, a motorcycle manga by Shohei Harumoto [1]